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Climate Variations, Climate Change, and Water Resources Engineering

Abstract

  • Prepared by the Surface Water Hydrology Technical Committee of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE.

    This report provides a broad overview of the interaction between climate and water resources engineering. Complex water resource systems may ensure a continued safe and reliable water supply, but climate variations can stress these systems and lead to water shortages and other problems. While many aspects of climate variation and its impact on water resources have been presented and published, the information is greatly dispersed and lacks a general overview.

    This report highlights the current knowledge about climate variations and change, discusses the impact on water resources systems, characterizes its predictability, and provides examples of its use in water resources management, planning, and design. This information is supplied through ten detailed case applications that examine the value and potential of climate information in water resources investigations.

    As the first book to address climate issues from the water resources engineering perspective, this report will be beneficial to water resources planners and managers, flood and drought preparedness agencies, irrigation district managers, and any others that rely on water resources budgeting, planning, and systems operations.

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Front Matter
i–v

    Part 1 An Overview

    Chapter 1:
    Climate Variability and Climate Change
    1–18
      Chapter 2:
      Water Resources and Climate
      19–33

        Part 2 Case Applications

        Chapter 3:
        Decade-Long Precipitation Variations and Water Resources Management
        35–50
          Chapter 4:
          Utility of Recent NOAA/CPC Forecasts of Seasonal Precipitation
          51–64
            Chapter 5:
            Application of Climate Outlooks for Water Management in South Florida
            65–85
              Chapter 6:
              Integration of Climate Information and Forecasts into Western US Water Supply Forecasts
              86–102
                Chapter 7:
                Teleconnections and Disconnections in Central Texas: A Guide for Water Managers
                103–114
                  Chapter 8:
                  Acclimatizing Water Managers to Climate Forecasts through Decision Experiments
                  115–131
                    Chapter 9:
                    Climate Variability, Water Supply, and Drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin
                    132–142
                      Chapter 10:
                      Climate Variability and Impacts on Irrigation Water Demand: Research and Application in Northeast Florida
                      143–155
                        Chapter 11:
                        Global Warming: Assessing Hydrology on Regional and Smaller Scales
                        156–165
                          Chapter 12:
                          Using Climate Predictions in Great Lakes Hydrologic Forecasts
                          166–187
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                            Index
                            189–192